Bobbin.



PATEN EDAPR. 23, 1907.

E. ATWOODK.

BOBBIN.

ArPLIoATIoN FILED SEPT. 27, 1906.

UNITED srArns PATENT roiniion EUGENE ATWOOD, S'lfONINCrTON, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR' TO THE ATWOOD-MORRISON COMPANY, OF STONINGTON, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

BOBBIN.

Specificationv of Letters Patent.

PatentedAprl 23, 1907.

Application filed September 27,1906. Serial No. 336,402-

To all whom it may cncerm- Be it known that I, EUGENE A'rwoon, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Stonington, in the county of New London and State of Connecticut, have invented a` l new and useful Improvement in Bobbins,"of

which the following is a specification.

The object of this present invention is to provide a bobbin of novel construction whereby it is adapted to be used in connection with a winding machine without the use of a spindle and may then be removed from the winding vmachine andvpl'aced in a spin-- ning machine by being directly engaged with theblade ofthe spinning spindle, the said bobbin being rovlded with a hollow tube the ends of which project beyond the bobbin f heads for forming gudgeons Whenthe'bobbin v i the tapered top of the Whirl;

of the bobbin with the Whirl.y 4

y vided with drivingheads 2 and `3 forme te'graltherewith -These headsfare-iitted to n the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows the bobbin in its horizontalv yosition when used as a winding bobbin and) Fig. 2 shows the bobbin in its'vertical osition in connection with a's inning spin e, certain ofthe part's being s own in section to more clearly illustrate the frictional engagement The bobbin is denoted by I1 and itis Vi0- d) inbe engaged by the usual driving1 drums 4 and 5 of a Winding machine, which riving drums are indicated inddtted lines in Fig. 1.

^ A hollow tube 6 extends. through the bobbin 1 and forms an integral part of the same. The ends of this tube proJect a short distance beyond the driving heads 2 and 3 of the bob- -bin so that the said projecting ends -may form gudgeonsI for supporting the bobbin pered to when it is used in connection with awinding machine. This hollow tube 6 is arranged to ,snugly iit the blade 7 of a spinningspindle when the bobbin is used in' connection with aspinning machine. The whirl of the spindle is denoted by 8 and itis provided with a tapered top 9 arran ed to enter a flaring recess 1() in one of t e driving heads of the bobbin, in the present instance the driving head 2. i It will be seen that a bobbin onstructed as .hereinabove described will permit of its being used both in connection with a winding machine and a spinningl machine without the necessity of the insertion and removal of a winding spindle ywith heads adapted to drive the bobbin. The center tube not only forms the gudgeons for the bobbin when used in connection with a winding machine but also snugly fits the spinning spindle when used in "connection with la s inning machine.. Furthermore, additiona friction required for causin the spindle to drive the bobbin proper y is obtained by the frictional enga ement of one of the bobbin heads with t e whirl by roviding the bobbin and head with the flaredj recess and `the whirl with the taz What claim is: y

A bobbin used'for Winding and spinning, havingd'rivingheads formed inte ral therewith for engagement with the driving drumsof a windin machine and a spinning spindle receiving tu e projecting beyond the driving heads to form gudgeons for the bobbin when it is used for Winding; one of the heads being provided with a flaring recess for receiving and Jrictionally engaging the'tapered whirl of the spinning spindle.

In testimony, that I claiml the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name in presence of two Witnesses, this 24th day of eptember 1906.

l Witnesses:

ANNIE A'rwoon,

Jos. F. JosEPH.

EUGENE ArWooD. Y 

